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If you could change one rule at Millswood Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
843
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI UNIFIED·NCES 062223011414
Millswood Middle
233 North Mills Ave., Lodi, CA 95242 · (209) 331-8332 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL843 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of California public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
589 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 396 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 447 | 53% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.5pp since 2014
Math
27.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.2% | 27.3% | 24.5% | 37.0% |
| Math | 14.6% | 12.9% | 23.7% | 48.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.8% | 28.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.5% | 24.7% |
| 2020-21 | 35.4% | 25.4% |
| 2018-19 | 45.1% | 31.9% |
| 2017-18 | 44.9% | 36.0% |
| 2016-17 | 42.2% | 34.1% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Millswood Middle
Millswood Middle's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millswood Middle this school | 843 | 69.9% | 31.8% |
| Park View Middle Yucaipa | 870 | 67.4% | 31.3% |
| Mesa View Middle Calimesa | 717 | 72.0% | 31.0% |
| Lewis Flamson Junior High Paso Robles | 884 | 70.0% | 36.5% |
| Bear Valley Middle Escondido | 923 | 68.4% | 37.5% |
| Redwood Middle Napa | 868 | 64.1% | 33.0% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Millswood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #696 of 1,224 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #655 of 1,227 ▲ 18 | #8 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #755 of 1,227 ▼ 11 | #7 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #641 of 1,214 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 843 | #375 of 1,377 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #459 of 1,279 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #504 of 1,278 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #725 of 1,329 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #154 of 257 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
843
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 831
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 843 | 42.3 | 19.9:1 | 70% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 843 | 43.8 | 19.2:1 | 71% (597) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 39.4 | 19.5:1 | 70% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 831 | 41 | 20.3:1 | 70% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 35.5 | 22.8:1 | 64% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 841 | 37 | 22.7:1 | 60% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 831 | N/A | N/A | 54% (449) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Millswood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (809 to 843); teachers up 19% (35.5 to 42.3).
About Millswood Middle
Among the schools in Lodi, California, is Millswood Middle, a mid-sized middle school. The school enrolls 843 students in grades 7 through 8. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
Millswood Middle belongs to Lodi Unified, a district of 46 schools and 27,047 students.
More than half of enrollment at Millswood Middle is Hispanic: 57%. The remaining shares are 33% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
The school had 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. The school's 19.9:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 70%.
Among California public middle schools, Millswood Middle outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Millswood Middle is 6.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.8%. Predicted: 38.6%.
Looking at the county, San Joaquin County, the median household earns about $92,179 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. San Joaquin County has 251 public schools with about 153,026 students, including Millswood Middle.
Erma B. Reese Elementary, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Millswood Middle places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Millswood Middle inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (831) and 2024-25 (843).
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San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lodi Unified
- Tokay HighHigh · 2,058 students
- Lodi HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Ronald E. McNair HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Lodi MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
Other schools in Lodi
- Tokay HighHigh · 2,058 students
- Lodi HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Vista Oaks CharterCombined · 999 students
- Lodi MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
- Lois E. Borchardt ElementaryElementary · 755 students
Nearby schools
- Erma B. Reese Elementary0.2 mi · 593
- Lodi High0.5 mi · 1,952
- George Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 361
- Vista Oaks Charter0.8 mi · 999
- Vinewood Elementary0.8 mi · 543
- Lakewood Elementary0.9 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Millswood MiddleHow large is Millswood Middle?
Millswood Middle enrolls approximately 843 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Millswood Middle serve?
Millswood Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Millswood Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Millswood Middle is approximately 19.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Millswood Middle?
At Millswood Middle, the student body is approximately 33% White, 57% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Millswood Middle in?
Millswood Middle is part of Lodi Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.